Food Question

[hevtiger 5]

I am pre-op & I am curious as to if I will be able to ever eat my favorite foods again? I love Peanut Butter, sweet & sour chicken, sushi, & chicken donburi. Both of course have rice & sugar. I understand that for the first several months those are a no go, but will I ever be able to eat carbs & other things I enjoy?

[imsoglad56 402]

I eat Peanut Butter daily. I have eaten rice a few times and had sweets a time or two. However, sweets tend to make me sick now, so I don't really want them anymore. Rice is just not important enough for me to bother with. But overall, I think that you will be able to eat those things again, just much smaller quantities and not as often.

[mae7365 372]

Absolutely. I'm 3 months post op and I had Peanut Butter on saltines last night. Just two, but that was more than enough for my evening snack. I can pretty much eat everything I've tried so far, but I haven't ventured to high carb foods like Pasta, bread (unless it's well toasted light bread), pizza crust etc. I've had Outback steak, sweet and sour shrimp, Olive Garden Soups etc. I do not feel deprived. I'm just staying away from the high carb foods so I'm sure to get enough Protein. I just feel like the high carb foods would form a ball in my small stomach and stick there. I'm not willing to risk it yet.

[AvaFern 3,516]

All of the foods on your list make me barf, lol. My sleeve hates sugars and fats, and is largely intolerant of more than maybe a bite or two. That being said...the vast majority of people do not have any issues with eating those foods a few months after surgery. I think the trick is to just eat small amounts and eat slowly and you should be fine.

[hevtiger 5]

I may not want to eat them, but part of my hesitant issue revolve around me not being able to eat my favorites. I can handle eating smaller portions of them though, lol.

Thanks so much everyone!

[nursesrock! 2]

you will find your tastes will change also - what once was your favorite may not be your favorite after surgery

[joatsaint 2,814]

You will be able to eat almost anything by the end of your 1st year post-op.

At 6 months, I could eat most things. But fibrous vegetables like lettuce were still tough, as well as chicken and eggs and whole wheat bread. Processed and sugary foods had never been a problem to eat. It was the healthy stuff that Frankensleeve objected to.

At 1 year, my ability to eat anything had returned. My tastes had changed by then, but that's anther story.

[Sleeve101 72]

@@joatsaint at a year are you still eating very little? Like do you still get full after a few bites, or can you eat a little more?

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I don't eat PB but I do eat almond butter. I used to use it to hide my crush Vitamins. I've had Indian food. It came with basmati rice. I ate a little then realized I could enjoy it without the rice. I have had a bit of brown rice. I don't avoid carbs but if I am going to have them I prefer to have complex carbs as opposed to simple, usually processed white carbs.

I pretty much eat everything I ate pre-surgery but in much smaller portions.